Starcher v. Wheeler-White et al (INMATE 2)

Filing 5

ORDER AND OPINION: ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the 4 Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge be and is hereby ADOPTED and that this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. 2241(d). Signed by Honorable Ira De Ment on 7/28/2009. (Attachments: #(1) Civil Appeals Checklist)(dmn)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES F O R THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA N O R T H E R N DIVISION L ISA STARCHER, #181693, P e t i t io n e r , v. C Y N T H IA WHEELER-WHITE, W AR D E N , et al., R e s p o n d e n ts . ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C IV IL ACTION NO. 2:09cv471-ID

O R D E R AND OPINION O n June 1, 2009, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation in this case to which n o timely objections have been filed. (Doc. # 4). Upon an independent review of the file in this case and upon consideration of the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge be a n d is hereby ADOPTED and that this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District C o u r t for the Northern District of Alabama pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2 2 4 1 (d).1

Petitioner has filed an affidavit in support of a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Under the circumstances of this case, however, decisions related to Petitioner's in forma pauperis status, including the assessment and collection of any filing fee, should be undertaken by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

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D o n e this the 28 th day of July, 2009.

/s/ Ira DeMent SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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